[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45 Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1340.1]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1340_CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND TREATMENT--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  1340.1  Purpose and scope.





    (a) This part implements the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 

Act (``Act''). As authorized by the Act, the National Center on Child 

Abuse and Neglect seeks to assist agencies and organizations at the 

national, State and community levels in their efforts to improve and 

expand child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment activities.

    (b) The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect seeks to meet 

these goals through:

    (1) Conducting activities directly (by the Center);

    (2) Making grants to States to improve and expand their child abuse 

and neglect prevention and treatment programs;

    (3) Making grants to and entering into contracts for: Research, 

demonstration and service improvement programs and projects, and 

training, technical assistance and informational activities; and

    (4) Coordinating Federal activities related to child abuse and 

neglect. This part establishes the standards and procedures for 

conducting the grant funded activities and contract and coordination 

activities.

    (c) Requirements related to child abuse and neglect applicable to 

programs assisted under title IV-B of the Social Security Act are 

implemented by regulation at 45 CFR parts 1355 and 1357.

    (d) Federal financial assistance is not available under the Act for 

the construction of facilities.



[48 FR 3702, Jan. 26, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 3994, Feb. 6, 1987; 55 

FR 27639, July 5, 1990]